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Miami Herald News

​ Mario Garcia-Serra joins Gunster as a shareholder. Garcia-Serra comes to the firm from Greenberg Traurig in Miami, where he co-chaired the Miami Land Development & Zoning practice. Garcia-Serra received his bachelor’s in government and political science from Harvard and his law degree from the University of Miami.

Ryan D. Bailine has been hired as a shareholder in the land development practice in the Miami office of Greenberg Traurig. Before, he was a shareholder at Shutts & Bowen. Bailine has a bachelor’s from Rutgers and a law degree and an MBA from the University of Miami.

Sami Teittinen has been named chief financial officer at Silver Airways. Before, he was with BBA Aviation PLC as a CFO for aviation flight support. Teittinen has a bachelor’s in finance and an MBA from the University of Central Florida. He is also a graduate of the Finnish Defense Forces Reconnaissance School and Finnish Business College in Helsinki.

Eladio Gil has been appointed vice president-CAC Operations at CAC-Florida Medical Centers. Most recently, he was director of finance at CarePlus Health Plans, also owned by Humana. Gil earned a bachelor’s of business administration at Florida International University.

Santiago D. Echemendia has joined Shutts & Bowen as a partner. Echemendia, who focuses his practice on municipal law, will join the firm’s zoning and local government law group. Before, he was at Tew Cardenas. He received his bachelor’s and J.D. from Georgetown and his LL.M from the University of Miami in real property, land development and finance.

Donna DiMaggio Berger has rejoined Becker & Poliakoff’s community association practice as a shareholder in Fort Lauderdale. In 2007, she joined Katzman & Korr and became a name partner in 2010. She attended Northwestern University and has a law degree from the University of Miami.

David Baghdassarian and Rebecca Kibbe were named partners in the Miami office of K&L Gates. Baghdassarian received his bachelor’s from New York University and his law degree from Hofstra University. Kibbe received her bachelor’s from Spring Hill College and her law degree from the University of Miami.

Glenda Weiss-Rodriguez has been named director of development at Miami Jewish Health Systems Foundation. Before, she worked for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as director of medical alumni and parent development. She has a degree from New York School of Interior Design and medical assistant certification from the College of Allied Health in Hempstead, N.Y.

Reina Ponce has been named chief financial officer and vice president of finance at the Miami Herald Media Company. Before, she was director of finance at the company. Ponce, a CPA, has a bachelor’s in accounting and a master’s in taxation from Florida International University. ​